Soil Management Handbook - Ministry of Agriculture and Lands

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Miscellaneous Land Types There are seven miscellaneous land types that consist of naturally occurring or man-made components of the landscape, and are not considered to be ‘soil’ as defined in this Handbook. The seven miscellaneous land types are as follows: MLA: Gravel and Sand Pits: consists of active and inactive areas of granular material extraction sufficiently large enough to be mapped. MLB: Landfill, Cut and Fill or Levelled Areas: consists of man-made features or areas that have been so severely modified that the original has been destroyed. MLC: Bedrock Outcrop: consists of exposed bedrock or bedrock areas with less than 10 cm of soil on the rock surface. MLD: Dykes: these occur along portions of the Okanagan and Similkameen rivers. MLE: Dry River Channels: consists of gravel bars and similar deposits exposed during low water in the Similkameen and Okanagan rivers. MLF*: Ponds and open water. MLG*: Deep marl deposits. *indicates the North Okanagan only. Soil Management Handbook – Okanagan-Similkameen Valleys 31
Soil Management Guide This section of the handbook contains basic information about the nature and properties of soils, and how soil properties are affected by management practices. Soils differ greatly in their composition and in the way they change under the influence of management practices, therefore, this handbook describes important features common to all soils, and shows in principle, how management practices affect soil conditions and crop growth. Soils are a dynamic natural body, a thin mantle on the surface of the earth with supports plant life, and in turn, the life of all land animals. The soil plays a major role in the ecological balance of the whole environment, with an important influence on the quantity and quality of ground and surface waters. The soil itself is alive with countless plant and animal life forms adapted to live in the soil environment, and to promote soil fertility. In nature, soils change and develop very slowly. When brought under cultivation, they undergo very rapid changes which affect their physical, chemical and biological properties. The objective of soil management is to maintain soils in a physical, chemical and biological condition favourable for crop growth. Whatever is done to the soil affects it in some way, and all practices must be considered as part of soil management. 32 Soil Management Handbook – Okanagan-Similkameen Valleys
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Page 4 and 5: Preface The Soil Management Handboo
Page 6 and 7: Table Of Contents Preface..........
Page 8 and 9: Table of Contents Con't. Page 3.6 D
Page 10 and 11: List Of Soil Management Groups And
Page 12: List Of Tables Table1: Farm Conserv
Page 15 and 16: To obtain information about the soi
Page 17 and 18: List of Definitions for Table 1 Con
Page 19 and 20: Well Suited Crops • All necessary
Page 21 and 22: Soil Depth refers to the depth to e
Page 23 and 24: Grapes: grape suitability is strong
Page 25 and 26: Soil Management Groups This section
Page 27 and 28: Gammil Soil Management Group Soil S
Page 29 and 30: Greata Soil Management Group Soil S
Page 31 and 32: Kelowna Soil Management Group Soil
Page 33 and 34: Munson Soil Management Group Soil S
Page 35 and 36: Postill Soil Management Group Soil
Page 37 and 38: Rumohr Soil Management Group Soil S
Page 39 and 40: Skaha Soil Management Group Soil Se
Page 41 and 42: Summerland Soil Management Group So
Page 43: Miscellaneous Soils Soil Series: Ar
Page 47 and 48: Table 5 Soil Particle Size and Char
Page 49 and 50: Table 6 Physical Characteristics of
Page 51 and 52: plant roots and organic matter. The
Page 53 and 54: The bulk density of high organic mi
Page 55 and 56: Other management practices, such as
Page 57 and 58: Figure 11 Schematic drawing of the
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Page 61 and 62: 3. Water Management High rainfall d
Page 63 and 64: Table 12 Availability Coefficients
Page 65 and 66: Impact of large drops of water disp
Page 67 and 68: The single most important soil fact
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Page 73 and 74: Table 16 Generalized Soil Profile D
Page 75 and 76: Table 17 Drain Recommendations Base
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Page 79 and 80: vertically into the soil and as it
Page 81 and 82: Figure 19 Schematic drawing of the
Page 83 and 84: Case 1: Well Structured Soils If th
Page 85 and 86: fracture requires the soil to expan
Page 87 and 88: "tie up" some soil nitrogen, althou
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Page 91 and 92: contaminate groundwater. Water cont
Page 93 and 94: Table 18 N, P and K Content of Vari
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field access is possible, manure ap
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Annual or permanent cover will redu
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agricultural production, its impact
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References Published Sources Agricu
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Stevenson, D.S. and Brownlee, C.H.
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Appendix A-2 Figure 2 Typical summe
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Appendix A-4 fall frost. The angle
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Appendix A-6 Abbreviations Used in
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Appendix B: Soil Series And Locatio
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Greata Soil Management Group Greata
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Postill Soil Management Group Eanea
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Miscellaneous Soils Armstrong (A:er
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